Big Monster Brewing

In this episode, Matt sends out a can of “Yacht Money” from Sideward Brewing in Orlando, FL. And coming from Humble Sea Brewing in Santa Cruz, CA, Quint sends a […] More

In this episode, Matt ships off a can of “Send Me An Angel” from Broken Strings Brewery from Orlando, FL. From the other side of the country, Quint sends out […] More

In this episode East Drinks West episode, Matt hands off a Double IPA from Castle Church Brewing in Orlando, FL, while Quint gives Matt a brown ale from Carralitos Brewing […] More

What happens when you find a 5 year batch of bottled Mr Beer you forgot about in a cooler in your garage? You fire up the camera and drink it! […] More

In my ongoing quest to dial in an Old Ale style beer, I brewed an altered version of my original recipe. One fermentable changed, but it’s a big change. To […] More

The 29th Annual Sunshine Challenge and come and gone and it was a very surprise weekend for me in many ways. I tell you all about it in this episode! […] More

It’s judging weekend for the Sunshine Challenge, and I have a bottle of each style I submitted to the competition. I’m tasting them at the same time as the judges […] More

I finally have the time to do a full 5 gallon brew day! I’m making a hazy session IPA for an upcoming podcast crossover game show event and I need […] More

Sometimes simpler is better in a beer. It’s also sometimes harder in brewing when theirs not complex or off the wall flavors for flaws to hide behind. That’s the challenge […] More

I’m not a fan of Belgian beers, that’s not a beer secret. But I am determined to dial in a couple of recipes to become a more well-rounded brewer. So […] More

Sometimes the best-laid plans don’t always lead the result you want. Making 10 beer styles before the Sunshine challenge has been fun so far and I’ve learned quite a bit […] More

How many things can go wrong in a single brew day? That answer is in this episode, and it all happens while I’m making a style that I know nothing […] More

This is a big beer, and I need to make sure there’s enough yeast to ferment everything. In Part 2 covering the Old Ale, I start off by checking on […] More